Daily Vocabulary
1. MORDANT (ADJECTIVE): sarcastic
Synonyms: caustic, sardonic
Antonyms: kind, nice
Example Sentence:
The mordant comedian offended many people with his scathing taunts.
2. ALTERCATION (NOUN): fight, often verbal
Synonyms: brawl,...
Idiom of the day
the cream of the crop
=>Meaning: If something or someone is in the cream of the crop, they are among the best of a class...
Daily Grammar Booster
Forget or leave
->We sometimes use forget when we don’t remember to bring something with us:
-I’ll have to go back; I’ve forgotten my car keys.
->We...
Person in News
J S Rajput
Ministry of Human Resource Development has nominated former NCERT director J S Rajput as India's representative to Executive Board of United Nations...
Word of the day
Expostulate
Meaning: to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate
Example: He found fox expostulating with the man
Common Mistake of the day
Using the wrong preposition
1.Boast of or about, not for.
Don't say: James boasted for his strength.
Say: James boasted of (or about) his strength.
2. Careful of,...
Phrasal verb of the day
come of
-Meaning: to be the result of an event or situation
-For example:
come of something
=>Did anything come of your job interview at the bank?
-come of...
Common mistakes in English
Using the wrong preposition
1. Believe in, not to.
Don't say: We believe to God.
Say: We believe in God.
Note : "To believe in" means to have...
Daily Vocabulary
1. FLACCID (ADJECTIVE): nerveless
Synonyms: enfeebled, debilitated
Antonyms: taut, firm
Example Sentence:
The patient’s condition is appearing as flaccid as at first.
2. CHICANERY (NOUN): dishonesty or fraud
Synonyms: Intrigue,...
Daily Grammar Booster
'=>Consider
->Using the progressive
• In meaning 1, consider is often used in the progressive. You say:
->I am considering investing some money (=I am thinking about...